Where does “placenta uterina” come from?
placenta uterina (New Latin) comes from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
placenta uterina (New Latin): uterine cake
Definitions
- uterine cake